Special Needs of Blind Horses
Get Medical Assistance
Blindness can be physically painful and may cause trauma and discomfort to your horse. It is essential that they be provided with special medical attention that they need during the adjustment period. Soon enough, they will be able to adapt to the situation and would need less medical attention.
Go through the Adjustment Period Together
Going blind is a difficult phase and animals need to be constantly reassured of its master's presence during these times. It is difficult to the animal as it is painful to the master to see his pet becoming less active. Help your horse get familiar with the surroundings and different places. You will find your horse more confident to navigate and will soon learn to adapt to blindness and make use of the other senses.
Talk to Your Horse
Let your blind horse know where you are to give them the assurance that they are safe and secured. Take a regular walk with your blind horse and lead the animal to the right direction by allowing it to follow your voice. Tap the food dish while calling the name of the horse during meal time. The animal would be able to associate the tapping sound and your voice to food.
Let your Horse Socialize and do not Isolate
Horses are social animals and would need to be in a herd in order to be happy. However, make sure to make the necessary precautions to prevent other sighted horses from bullying the blind horse. Give the blind horse a "pasture buddy" and separate them from other sighted animals.
Make the Place Safe
The pasture area of the blind horse should be kept safe and free from any clutters that could trip and injure the animal. Remove any loose items, debris and protruding or pointed materials that may cause harm to the horse. Trim down the low hanging branches of trees that may block the way and cause head injury.
Provide Permanent Markers
Place permanent markers that would signal the horse to proceed further or not. If he bumps into a tire that surrounds a tree, he would get the signal that he should not step further because he will bump into something big.
Animals adapt easily to a situation faster than humans can. Soon enough, your blind horse would be able to live like other well-sighted horses.
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Published by Clora Lloyd
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